Finnygook: The business tool for freelance writers
Meet Finnygook — the first platform built from the ground up for the way freelance writers actually work.
The freelance business tool that actually gets how writers work
Most tools weren’t built for you. They were built for project managers, agencies, or startups, and freelance writers have been shoe-horning their pitches, clients, and invoices into them ever since.
Today, that changes.
As you may know, I’m George, and I’m a freelance writer. I know what it’s like to lose a pitch in your sent folder, miss a follow-up to an editor because it was buried in a spreadsheet you hadn’t opened in a week, and discover an invoice is overdue only because a client mentioned it first (yes, this actually happened once).
So I built something to fix it.
Meet Finnygook — the first platform built from the ground up for the way freelance writers actually work.
“It’s not trying to be my CRM, my accountant, and my second brain. It’s trying to answer what needs doing next — and it answers that question better than my previous stack of four different apps did.” — Jerry Nelson
What makes Finnygook different?
Finnygook isn’t Notion with a coat of paint. Every feature maps to something a freelance writer actually does:
Pitch tracking. Log every pitch, set follow-up reminders, and never let your outreach go cold.
Project & task management. Break bigger work into tasks and link everything together.
Built-in writing space. A cloud editor where drafts link directly to projects and clients.
Client & invoice management. Send invoices from the app, set payment reminders, and download with your branding.
Expense tracking. Simple overviews, exportable any time for tax season.
Stay on top of everything. Email reminders chase you when deadlines, follow-ups, or invoices are due, and Google Calendar sync keeps it all visible on the go.
“Finnygook is honestly my pinboard sticky notes turned into a database. I really like the homepage, it sums up my entire freelance life on one page.” — Nupur Gill
Your exclusive offer
As a subscriber to the Freelance Writing Network, you’re getting 50% off your first three months as a thank-you for being part of this community.
Just use code FWN at checkout. This is only for subscribers.
Not ready to go paid? Finnygook’s free tier includes pitch tracking and event reminders — no catch. Start free here.